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Decades after finding remains, officials believe they've identified victim of nation's most prolific serial killer
September 23, 2021 9:21 AM
JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi - Over four decades have passed since hunters stumbled upon a gruesome discovery near a Mississippi highway. The human remains they found have now been identified as a woman who authorities believe was killed by a deranged criminal known for taking more lives than any other... more » -
Witness in Kenneth Gleason trial says Gleason is not the killer Play Video
April 19, 2021 10:32 AM
BATON ROUGE - After months of delays, due to sanity hearings and then later, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial of accused Baton Rouge serial killer, Kenneth Gleason is now underway. Gleason has been tied to three shootings in Baton Rouge, all involving victims who were Black men.... more » -
Woman's body found in Intracoastal Waterway; no foul play suspected
April 16, 2021 6:16 PM
PORT ALLEN - Officials said a woman's body was found in a West Baton Rouge waterway Friday, though they don't believe any crime took place. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office confirmed the body was found Friday afternoon in the Intracoastal Waterway. The sheriff's office said witnesses reported... more » -
Man accused of killing three homeless people may be prosecuted as a serial killer
March 6, 2020 5:51 AM
BATON ROUGE — On Thursday, a Louisiana man accused of killing three homeless people was indicted of first-degree murder. Baton Rouge Police arrested 29-year-old Jeremy Anderson in January and he now faces several murder charges in the deaths of Christina Fowler, 53; Gregory Corcoran, 40; and Tony Williams, 50.... more » -
Accused serial killer won't go to trial for now - ordered committed to mental health facility
August 14, 2018 3:35 PM
CLINTON – The trial against an accused serial killer who tormented citizens of usually sleepy communities north of Baton Rouge is on hold for now. A judge ruled Tuesday, Ryan Sharpe is unable to assist his attorneys in the case against him and ordered him to a state-run mental... more » -
Wife of man killed in rural shooting spree thanks 'angel' that came to the rescue
October 18, 2017 1:36 PM
PRIDE – The wife of one of the victims in a series of random, rural shootings north of Baton Rouge took to Facebook to thank a good Samaritan who tried to revive her husband after the attack a month ago. Former BREC official Carroll Breeden was gunned down in... more » -
Execution delayed for man convicted in woman's 1997 killing
February 17, 2016 4:35 PM
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Supreme Court has delayed the planned execution of a man convicted of beating and stabbing a 71-year-old woman to death while robbing her home in 1997. The court agreed Wednesday to indefinitely postpone the March 14 execution date that a state judge had set... more » -
Handful of murder cases involving women remain unsolved after Lee's death
January 21, 2016 11:32 PM
BATON ROUGE - There are numerous unsolved murders of women in the region. The death of Derrick Todd Lee Thursday reminded many people of the cases still pending. Lee is suspected of attacking and killing as many as eight women between 1998 to 2003. He was convicted in two... more » -
Convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee dies at 47 Play Video
January 21, 2016 11:17 AM
BATON ROUGE - Convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee died shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday while receiving medical care at a local hospital, according to state corrections officials. He was 47. Spokeswoman for the Department of Safety and Corrections Pam Laborde says an autopsy will be performed, and an... more » -
Serial killer Derrick Todd Lee rushed to hospital
January 17, 2016 8:29 PM
BATON ROUGE - Prison officials confirmed to News 2 that convicted serial killed Derrick Todd Lee was rushed to the hospital from his confinement after an unknown medical issue. Pam Laborde with the state Department of Corrections would not say what his condition was, or which hospital he was... more »